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SIGN THE PETITION TODAY-- Bill C-304 - Secure, Adequate, Accessible and Affordable Housing Act

I would like to bring to your attention Bill C304. A significantly enhanced version of the Secure, Adequate, Accessible and Affordable Housing Act was adopted at the HUMA Committee late on Thursday December 10th. It is appropriate that this Act was adopted on International Human Rights Day. It is an innovative and important piece of legislation “designed to respect, protect, promote and fulfill the right to adequate housing as guaranteed under international human rights treaties ratified by Canada ” The bill will be referred to parliament for third reading early in the next session. It currently has the support of the NDP, the Liberals and the Bloc.

Bill C-304 was introduced by Libby Davies (NDP, Vancouver East) and a number of groups and individuals did some great work with her to get the bill through second reading in parliament - a relatively rare feat for a private members bill - and referred to the HUMA Committee for hearings and amendments. At the HUMA Committee, we saw a minority parliament work the way it is supposed to. The bill was significantly improved with amendments from the Liberals, the NDP and the Bloc.

The Act now includes a strong commitment to the right to adequate housing and contains all of the key components of a rights based housing strategy recommended by various human rights bodies and by the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Adequate Housing after his visit to Canada.

Please sign Libby Davies’ petition http://www.cpaont.org/sites/cpaont.org/files/Petitionprintableform.pdf
today and pass on to everyone you know. By signing this petition you exemplify our Membership motto “Strength in Numbers” and stand behind our mission “To assist persons with spinal cord injuries and other physical disabilities to achieve independence, self-reliance and full community participation”. Let your voice be heard. We want our vote to count, to make a difference; support this national housing strategy to achieve equality for all Canadian citizens.

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Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 12/15/2009 - 3:07pm
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I have heard that the law now

Submitted by sgtech on Mon, 07/18/2011 - 2:19am.

I have heard that the law now includes a strong commitment to the right to adequate housing and includes all key components of a housing strategy based on human rights recommended by various human rights organizations and the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate appropriate housing. Moreover, I have also sent direct mails to everyone that I could think of and who knows about this subject. Adequate, accessible and affordable housing is one of the major concerns/issue for people with disabilities and I agree with this.

i like living as a PG, you

Submitted by annacrasto on Fri, 07/15/2011 - 10:59am.

i like living as a PG, you get a option of paying part buy part rent. its quite cost effective and you get company as well.

Great idea

Submitted by Diane Morrell on Tue, 12/22/2009 - 5:58pm.

I have a print copy here at the office, but I have also sent out by email to everyone that I could think of. We won't get a firm number due to the numerous replies that will be sent as a result of these emails.
Diane Morrell

I would like to sign the

Submitted by musswac on Wed, 12/16/2009 - 6:26am.

I would like to sign the petition, I am at your side and encouraging you, adequate, accessible and affordable housing it's one of the major concerns/issue for people with disabilities.

Thank you very much for your tremendous work (in all fields)

signing the petition

Submitted by Lynda Staples (not verified) on Thu, 12/17/2009 - 10:57am.

In my previous post you probably noticed the petition was not attached. I have now added the link that you can print, sign and mail in or pass around to your family, friends, colleagues and add their signatures. The more names we send in, the stronger the message.

signing the petition

Submitted by Lynda Staples (not verified) on Tue, 12/22/2009 - 11:37am.

I thought it would give initiative to sign if we could tally the results and provide updates to our members. Print and sign the petition and mail back to CPA c/o Lynda Staples, Director Provincial Services & Government Relations. I will post an update in the new year.